The highest partnership ever made in T20 cricket has been recently clinched by Steven Smith and Andries Gous, as in the match between MI New York vs Washington Freedom, the pair scored 241 runs in just 89 balls, batting against MI New York.
Andries Gous scored 132 runs in 51 deliveries, and Steven Smith, with his 110*(48), led Washington Freedom to the highest runs ever scored in T20 cricket history. Let’s take a look at the top partnerships ever made in T20 cricket history:
1. Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake and Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming (258)*
In the 3rd T20I match of the Mong Kok East Asia Cup, between Japan and China, which was held on 15th February 2024, Japan, batting first, scored 258/0 runs in 20 overs. As the opening pair, Lachlan and Kendel played storming innings of 134*(68) and 109*(53), respectively, and made the highest partnership ever in the T20 format.
The highlight of the match was in Shejian Zheng’s over, where the batters scored 32 in that single over. China was bowled out for 78, and Japan registered a giant 180-run win.
2. Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das (241)
In Dhaka Capitals vs Durbar Rajshahi, the 18th T20 match of the Bangladesh Premier League, which was held on 11th January 2025, Durbar Rajshahi chose to field first. The opening pair of Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das came up to bat.
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Litton Das played an amazing knock of 125 not out runs in just 55 balls, while Tanzid Hasan scored 108(64), and they both added 241 runs in their partnership. They enlisted their names at number two on the prestigious record of scoring the most runs in a partnership in the shortest format of cricket.
3. Steven Smith and Andries Gous (241)
MI New York vs Washington Freedom, on 15th July 2026 in the Eliminator-1 match of Major League Cricket 2026, MI New York batted first, and Nicholas Pooran played a ferocious record-breaking innings of 106 runs in just 33 deliveries. The late blitz of Kieron Pollard led MNY to a score of 266/9 in the first innings, and the target for WF was 267 in 20 overs.
Mitchell Owen and Rachin Ravindra were dismissed early, but Steve Smith and Andries Gous stood on the crease and didn’t lose momentum, and made a historic partnership of 241 runs for the 3rd wicket, and also won the match by 6 wickets and chased the highest total ever made in T20 cricket history.
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Top 7 Highest Partnerships Ever Made In T20 Cricket History
- Lachlan Yamamoto-Lake and Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming – 258* Runs – Mong Kok East Asia Cup – Japan vs China
- Tanzid Hasan and Litton Das – 241 Runs – Bangladesh Premier League – Dhaka Capitals vs Durbar Rajshahi
- Steven Smith and Andries Gous – 241 Runs – Major League Cricket – Washington Freedom vs MI New York
- Ben Kohler-Cadmore and Musaddiq Ahmed – 238 Runs – Germany vs Austria T20I – Germany vs Austria
- Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani – 236 Runs – Afghanistan vs Ireland T20I – Afghanistan vs Ireland
- Jos Buttler and Harry Brook – 233 Runs – England vs India T20I – England vs India
- Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers – 229 Runs – Indian Premier League – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Gujarat Lions
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